The fifteen new essays collected in this volume address questions concerning the ethics of self-defense, most centrally when and to what extent the use of defensive force, especially lethal force, can be justified.

1. Introduction Christian Coons and Michael Weber 2. Recipe for a Theory of Self-Defense: The Ingredients, and Some Cooking Suggestions Larry Alexander 3. The Moral Responsibility Account of Liability to Defensive Harm Michael Otsuka 4. Defensive Liability Without Culpability Saba Bazargan 5. Defense of Self and Others Against Culpable Rights Violators Peter Vallentyne 6. Causation, Culpability, and Liability Victor Tadors 7. Self-Defense and Risks Vera Bergelson 8. The Role of Necessity in Liability to Defensive Harm Helen Frowe 9. Proportionality in Defense Kai Draper 10. The Limits of Self-Defense Jeff McMahan 11. Against Liability: A Reasons-Based Account of Self-Defense Michelle Madden Dempsey 12. Forfeiture and Self-Defense Kimberly Ferzan 13. Stand Your Ground Heidi Hurd 14. Fight or Flight: Moral Intuitions, Institutions, and the Right to Stand One's Ground Ian Fishback 15. Liability and the Ethics of War: A Response to Strawser and McMahan Seth Lazar Bibliography Index

Selling point: Features fifteen original essays by leading scholars on the topic of self-defense Selling point: Addresses questions concerning the ethics of self-defense, most centrally when and to what extent the use of defensive force, especially lethal force, can be justified Selling point: Focuses on a topic of public concern, relevant to controversial cases of the use of force by police, and military force exercised in the name of defending against transnational terrorism

Christian Coons is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His research focuses on theory selection in normative ethics, the nature of value, and the structural relationship between normative concepts. Michael Weber is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His research in moral and political philosophy centers on contemporary egalitarianism, rational choice theory, and the place of the emotions in ethics.

Selling point: Features fifteen original essays by leading scholars on the topic of self-defense Selling point: Addresses questions concerning the ethics of self-defense, most centrally when and to what extent the use of defensive force, especially lethal force, can be justified Selling point: Focuses on a topic of public concern, relevant to controversial cases of the use of force by police, and military force exercised in the name of defending against transnational terrorism